Underwood
['ʌndəwʊd] or ['ʌndɚ,wʊd]
Definition
(n.) Small trees and bushes that grow among large trees; coppice; underbrush; -- formerly used in the plural.
Edited by Cecilia
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Underbrush, undergrowth.
Typed by Adele
Definition
n. low wood or trees growing under large ones: coppice.
Typed by Kate
Examples
- Accordingly I hid myself in some thick underwood, determining to devote the ensuing hours to reflection on my situation. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Among these may be mentioned the Hall, Underwood, Manhattan, Williams, Jewett, and many others. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
Editor: Margaret